Wayside, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
About Wayside
Wayside is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 is 31.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £445,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wayside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Wayside is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - Sycamore Trees - To coppice
Conservation Area- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/00098
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Various tree works
- Agent
- Kernow Tree Surgery
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/08819
What's in Wayside, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Wayside saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 8 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2018Most recent
£445,000
+15.6%over 4 years31 October 2014
£385,000
+54.0%over 4 years16 June 2010
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BX: £520,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in TR4 8BX
Mingoose Villa, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Apr 2024
£800,000Old Inn Cottage, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Apr 2022
£520,000Mingoose Vean Barn, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Sept 2019
£540,000Fernbank, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Jun 2004
£192,500Shasta Cottage, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Sept 1999
£88,000
Everything we know about Wayside, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Mingoose homes
Floor Area for Wayside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,423
Street avg £3,044
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB